A gang of young people, mainly teenagers, pushes prostitutes into Brussels and demands money to 'protect' them. As soon as the prostitutes do not pay, they become victims of cynical harassment with far-reaching consequences.
An annual opinion on the state of the rule of law and democracy in each of the EU countries will not be forthcoming for the time being. The European Parliament made an appeal two years ago at the request of D66 European Parliamentarian Sophie in 't Veld to set up such a review, but the European Commission and the member states are abolishing the boat, as it turned out in a debate in Strasbourg.
In Poland, the polling stations open Sunday for local and regional elections. The elections are an important indicator of the popularity of the government of the conservative party Justice and Justice (PiS), which regularly conflicts with the European Union.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte encouraged other Member States at the EU summit in Brussels to export fewer arms to Saudi Arabia. The Lower House had urged him to insist on this after the disappearance of the critical Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Cyber attacks can be taken quickly against people or organizations involved in cyber attacks. At their summit in Brussels, the EU heads of government commissioned a sanction system to be developed. The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and a few other countries had insisted on this.
The two leaders of the Italian coalition government are talking about plans in the controversial budget of the country. But Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stressed on Thursday in Brussels that there is no break in the government team. Conte has become a government leader as a neutral figure and not a member of a party.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May does not reject the idea of extending the transitional period after the Brexit. According to her it could be 'a few months', but she stressed that this extra time is not expected to be necessary.
The 27 EU leaders are giving their brexit negotiator Michel Barnier more time to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom on the divorce and future relationship with the European Union. On a special 'brexit top' in Brussels, the Frenchman convinced the 27 that a deal with calm and patience is possible but that the time is not yet fully ripe.
The EU leaders hold their annual autumn summit in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, which actually consists of three summits. With two of them, about the brexit and the euro, the British Prime Minister Theresa May is not welcome. As the bird in a cuckoo clock, she will appear and disappear at set times.
The EU needs more time to reach an agreement on the Brexit with the United Kingdom. 'In the coming weeks, we will take a calm and serious time to achieve the decisive progress we need in the negotiations,' said EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier on arrival in Luxembourg. There he talks to the EU ministers about the developments in the approaching separation of the British.
The Italian cabinet has approved its own budget for 2019 on Monday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. The document is now being sent to Brussels where the European Commission will look into it. Conte told reporters that the budget 'keeps our promises while keeping the public accounts in order.'
The ambassadors of 27 EU members minus Great Britain have been told that there will be no Brexit agreement on Sunday. EU officials thus contradict an earlier report that the Brexit negotiators would have reached an agreement on the departure of Great Britain from the EU on Sunday. The Politico website reported that on the basis of information from three EU diplomats.
The votes in municipal elections in Belgium have not yet been counted everywhere, but in Antwerp mayor Bart de Wever and his N-VA can continue to rule the city with the Christian Democratic CD \u0026 amp; V and the liberal Open VLD. The coalition provided some, but retains the majority of board seats in the port city.
Belgians cast their vote on Sunday in municipal and provincial elections. They are the first polls since 2014 and are seen as an important indicator for the parliamentary elections in May next year. Approximately 8.2 million Belgians can vote for municipal councils and in Flanders and Wallonia also for provincial councils.
Jean-Claude Juncker thinks that the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán no longer belongs in the European People's Party (EPP), the Christian Democratic group in the European Parliament. The President of the European Commission tells French newspaper Le Monde that he also made Orbán clear last month.
The Belgian police have dismantled a large criminal organization on suspicion of human smuggling and trade in false identity papers. 33 suspects were arrested in house searches across the country, reports the Public Prosecution Service.
An agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom on the brexit is within reach. That said EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier at a meeting of the European Chambers of Commerce in Brussels. Next week on Wednesday, EU leaders without Prime Minister Theresa May decide whether there is sufficient reason to approve an agreement.
The Flemish government must make a plan within a year for better air quality in the entire region, otherwise a penalty of 1000 euros per day will be imposed. The court in Brussels determined that in a case that Greenpeace had filed.
The Italian economy remains 'in an unacceptable way' and at least seventeen million Italians have therefore come into great difficulties. This is what the Treasury Secretary Giovanni Tria said on Tuesday in the margins of a session with the Parliament's Finance Committee.
The greatest exercise of NATO since the end of the Cold War starts in Norway at the end of this month. Because an extra American aircraft carrier with 6,000 people participates, the total number of participants comes to 50,000, said the American admiral James Foggo at a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
The Italian interest rate has risen sharply on Monday to the highest level since February 2014. Investors are worried after the European Commission, after consultation, sharply criticized the latest budget plans that allow the deficit to rise against agreements.
The EU and Albania have signed an agreement on cooperation and the deployment of the European Border and Coast Guard Frontex in Albania to combat illegal migration and cross-border crime. With the permission of the government, Frontex can also take action on Albanian territory if necessary.
In the mail room of the Pentagon, outside the main building of the department, two packets have been intercepted that presumably contain the deadly poison ricin. According to the American media, the addressees were Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Admiral John Richardson. The FBI initiates an investigation and analyzes the content.
With the decision of the British government to leave the European Union, London has cost around € 560 million per week since then. This is stated in a study published on Sunday by the Center for European Reform. The center assumes, among other things, that the British economy is now 2.5 percent smaller in size than if a majority of voters voted for EU membership in 2016.
It is the favorite party game among journalists, diplomats and many others who work in the Brussels bubble. Who will be the successor of President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker? Can the Social Democrats and liberals upset the Christian Democrats?
A congress of people from the financial sector in the building of National Bank in Brussels was disrupted by alarm clocks on Thursday. Six alarm clocks went off simultaneously in the hall that mimicked the sound of a ticking time bomb, reports the Public Prosecution Service.
The Belgian queen Paola was fired Thursday afternoon from the Sint-Lucas hospital in Brussels. The 81-year-old mother of King Filip was there on Wednesday for medical examination.
The British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will meet with EU negotiator Michel Barnier on the planned departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union on Thursday, British media reported.
The British opposition party Labor is in favor of a new referendum on the Brexit, including the possibility to vote in favor of EU membership. This has Labor spokesman Keir Starmer who has the brexit in his portfolio, at the party congress in Liverpool said.
The British opposition party Labor has emphasized that it will vote against any arrangement on the brexit that does not meet all the requirements of the party. A Labor spokesman said this Monday at the Labor Congress in Liverpool, while British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to save her Brexit plan.
